The first case the US Supreme Court will hear this fall term is a blockbuster climate lawsuit — one of dozens brought by state and local governments that argue oil companies deceived the public abou...

 The first case the US Supreme Court will hear this fall term is a blockbuster climate lawsuit — one of dozens brought by state and local governments that argue oil companies deceived the public abou...

The first case the US Supreme Court will hear this fall term is a blockbuster climate lawsuit — one of dozens brought by state and local governments that argue oil companies deceived the…

In Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, the Supreme Court will consider whether the Clean Air Act and the foreign-affairs doctrine preempt state-law climate claims brought by state and local governments s...

Join the Center for Progressive Reform for a webinar, “Oral Arguments in Suncor v. Boulder: What to Expect, What to Look For.” The first oral argument scheduled for the U.S. Supreme Court’s next term...

UCLA Law experts explain everything you need to know about Suncor v. Boulder as the climate case heads to the U.S. Supreme Court.

UCLA Law experts explain everything you need to know about Suncor v. Boulder as the climate case heads to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Global photovoltaic waste will reach 297–402 million tonnes by 2060, and regionally adapted recycling strategies and international cooperation will be needed to provide equitable and scalable PV waste...

The case, which the justices will hear in early October, could be consequential for more than two dozen climate liability lawsuits pending against the fossil fuel industry.

Authors Alejandro E. Camacho and Brigham Daniels intervene in debates on contemporary environmental legal scholarship by advancing the centrality of law both as a driver of environmental degradation a...

Environmental law in the United States can be a double-edged sword. "I think that when people think about environmental law, very frequently what they Discover insightful episodes on Legal Talk Networ...

Christophe Courchesne, director of the Environmental Law Center at Vermont Law and Graduate School, speaks with Alejandro Camacho, professor of law at UCLA School of Law. Camacho’s latest book with Br...

Calls for the Supreme Court to give fossil fuel companies immunity from liability for climate-related damage misreads the Constitution, precedent and the role of courts.

The moves bring the cases a step closer to trial, even as a pending Supreme Court battle threatens to derail the lawsuits.

The governor insists this is a federal issue.

The governor insists this is a federal issue.

The podcast of the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS), formerly LENS.cast, is now Story+World: Changing Stories for a Changing Planet. We explore environmental art, activism…

The podcast of the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS), formerly LENS.cast, is now Story+World: Changing Stories for a Changing Planet. We explore environmental art, activism…

The 56th Earth Day may also be the bleakest. Wave upon wave is crashing upon our system of ecological protections. But having spent years studying the full sweep of American environmental legal histor...

The first Earth Day succeeded because a decade of preparatory work. "Lessons for a Warming Planet" teaches us what we must do now.

UCLA’s Alejandro Camacho discusses his new book "Lessons for a Warming Planet" and the lessons we can learn from prior generations.

UCLA’s Alejandro Camacho discusses his new book "Lessons for a Warming Planet" and the lessons we can learn from prior generations.

The Department of Interior says a French energy company has agreed to give up two U.S. offshore wind leases and invest in fossil fuel projects instead.

Shows the foundational role law has played throughout U.S. history in both environmental exploitation and protection and offers crucial lessons for addressin...

The UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project works to increase transparency and accountability in the US carceral system by compiling and researching data on deaths in custody.

Coral species from another ocean may be the only way to save Caribbean reefs

Camacho’s scholarship studies the goals, structures, and processes of regulation, with a particular focus on natural resources, pollution control, and land use law. He explores the role of public part...

43 likes, 0 comments - uclalawemmett on January 29, 2026: "We’re thrilled to welcome Alejandro Camacho, a renowned regulatory scholar, to @uclalawschool where he will be a core faculty member of the ...

Proposed Endangered Species Act regulations are designed to stifle protections and provide developers even more power.

Proposed Endangered Species Act regulations are designed to stifle protections and provide developers even more power.

At this critical moment in environmental law, the Emmett Institute at UCLA School of Law keeps growing stronger. We are pleased to welcome Alejandro Camacho, a renowned regulatory scholar, as a profes...